Closing Bell

Thursday 4:00pm ET....Latest News....Solo Shot

  • MLB Owners Approve Establishing BAM Tech As Standalone Entity
  • Adidas Formally Announces Long-Term Deal With James Harden
  • No Resolution From NFL, NFLPA Talks Over Brady Suspension
  • NFL Media Adds Chadiha, Jones-Drew, Taylor To Talent Roster

The Starting Five....

The most-read stories today on SportsBusinessDaily.com:

1)  Fox Agrees To Stream Season-Opening Bundesliga Match On YouTube

2) NBA Schedule Cuts Down On Back-to-Backs, Stretches Of Four Games In Five Nights

3) Judge Finds Flaws In Both Sides Of Deflategate Case; Should NFL Be Concerned?

4) Vera Bradley Unveils New Collegiate Line Featuring 15 Different Schools

5) Cowherd Gets Role On "Fox NFL Kickoff," Will Look To Redo Harbaugh Interview

Headliners....

Here are tonight’s headline guests on the following talk shows:

“Tonight Show” Paul Giamatti
“Jimmy Kimmel Live” Owen Wilson (r)
“Late Late Show” Naomi Campbell (r)
“Late Night”  Kristen Wiig
“Conan" Kevin Bacon
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Quote of the Day
We are enjoying a lot of momentum, and I think it’s due to the fact that we listen to our fans. We’ve made some changes in the game that I think were really important, and we’ve been blessed with a great influx of young talent and a lot of it showed up and played in the World Series.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, on the league seeing growth as the 2025 World Series was awarded at the 2026 Sports Business Awards.
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